Table of Contents

Early life
Career
Early career
''The Guild''
Geek & Sundry
Other work
Awards
Personal life
Filmography
Film
Television
Web series and podcasts
Video games
Audio books
Stage
Other works
Books
Music
References
External links

Felicia Day

NameFelicia Day
Image
CaptionDay in 2022
Birth NameKathryn Felicia Day
Birth Date1979-6-28
Birth PlaceHuntsville, Alabama, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin
OccupationActress ⋅ singer ⋅ writer ⋅ producer
Years Active2001–present
Children1
Websitefelicia.day

Kathryn Felicia Day (born June 28, 1979) is an American actress, singer, writer, and web series creator. She is the creator and star of the web series The Guild (2007–2013), a show loosely based on her life as a gamer. She also wrote and starred in the Dragon Age web series Dragon Age: Redemption (2011). She is a founder of the online media company Geek & Sundry, best known for hosting the show Critical Role between 2015 and 2019. Day was a member of the board of directors of the International Academy of Web Television from December 2009 until August 2012.

On television, Day has played Vi in the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2003) and Dr. Holly Marten in Eureka (2011), and had a recurring role as Charlie Bradbury on Supernatural (2012–2015, 2018–2020). She has also acted in films such as Bring It On Again (2004), as well as the Internet musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008). In April 2017, she began appearing as Kinga Forrester in Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Early life

Day was born in Huntsville, Alabama. She began her acting career at the age of 7 when she starred as Scout in a local production of To Kill a Mockingbird. She studied operatic singing and ballet professionally, performing at concerts and competitions nationwide. Home-schooled throughout much of her childhood, she began college at the age of 16.

She was a National Merit Scholar (1995) and graduated as valedictorian of her class. An accomplished violinist, Day was accepted to the Juilliard School of Music but chose to attend the University of Texas at Austin on a full scholarship in violin performance. She double majored in mathematics and music performance, and graduated at the age of 19 in the top 4% of her class. She is also an avid player of a wide variety of video game genres. Much of her work on The Guild web series was based on her personal experience with video games, especially when she played World of Warcraft.

Career

Early career

After graduation, Day moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. She landed several roles in various short and independent films as well as commercials and guest spots on television shows, including Undeclared and Maybe It's Me. These parts propelled her to larger roles: a part in the film Bring It On Again, the starring role in June, and a recurring guest spot as potential Slayer Vi on television's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a recurring role that is still occasionally used in that show's eighth season comic book series. In HBO's 2005 biopic of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Warm Springs, Day's singing was featured when her wheelchair-using character serenaded a dinner group with "I Won't Dance".

''The Guild''

The Guild (web series)

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Day is the creator, writer, and star of The Guild, a web series which aired from 2007 to 2013 and explored the MMORPG gaming subculture. The first season was primarily hosted on YouTube, where it garnered millions of views. Its second season premiered on Microsoft's three major video channels, Xbox Live, MSN Video and The Zune Marketplace, after Microsoft made a deal with The Guild, allowing Day, her cast and her crew to be paid for their work.

Day also created a song and music video called "(Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar", featuring the cast dressed up as their in-game personae. The final moments of the music video itself also detailed that the release date for the third season of Day's The Guild would be August 25, 2009. A second song and Bollywood style video "Game On" was released prior to the premiere of the fourth season of The Guild. A third and final music video, called "I'm the One That's Cool", features the members of the cast in the guise of an alternative band performing at a local venue, intercut with scenes of the cast as younger versions of their characters experiencing bullying at the hands of "cooler" and more popular kids while at school.

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The Guild has won multiple awards, including the Greenlight Award for Best Original Digital Series Production at the South by Southwest festivals, several IAWTV Awards, including Best Comedy Series, the YouTube Video Award for Best Series, the Yahoo! Video Award for Best Series, and 2009 Streamy Awards for Best Comedy Web Series, Best Female Actor in a Comedy Web Series, and Best Ensemble Cast in a Web Series.

Geek & Sundry

Geek & Sundry
In March 2012, Day announced that she would be launching a premium YouTube channel, "Geek & Sundry", on April 2. Geek & Sundry took over production of The Guild for Season 6. Day hosted several shows on Geek & Sundry, most notably The Flog, Vaginal Fantasy, Felicia's Ark, and Co-Optitude (which co-stars Felicia's brother Ryon Day.)

In 2012, Day created the web series Tabletop with Wil Wheaton. She was an executive producer for the series and appeared regularly as a guest. In the same vein, in 2015, she suggested to the original cast of Critical Role to begin streaming their tabletop home game as a show. In 2013, Geek & Sundry and Atlas Games worked together to release a promotional pack for the card game Gloom for TableTop Day 2013 with a Felicia Day, Guild Goddess card.

In August 2014, Geek and Sundry was acquired by Legendary to produce content alongside of Chris Hardwick's Nerdist Industries, with Day retaining creative control. On January 11, 2016, Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group announced that it concluded an agreement with shareholders to acquire Legendary Entertainment for $3.5 billion. In 2016, Day left Geek & Sundry after growing "fatigued in a less creative, more managerial role in the company". Day said "I gave it my heart and my soul. When I realized I had given as much as I could, I needed to move on".

Other work

In July 2008, Day starred as Penny in the three-part web-based musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (created by Joss Whedon, who also created Dollhouse and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in which Day had parts). Day was featured as a patient in the episode "Not Cancer" of the medical drama House, and had a guest starring role in an unaired episode of sci-fi drama Dollhouse entitled "Epitaph One", as well as its series finale, "Epitaph Two". Also in 2008, Day was featured in a series of commercials for Sears Blue Crew. She also appeared in the first of the revitalized Cheetos commercials.

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In the series Lie to Me, on the episode called "Tractor Man", airing December 14, 2009, Day sang a song called "White Lie" alongside Brendan Hines. Day starred with Kavan Smith in the Syfy film adaption of the Little Red Riding Hood saga, called Red, produced by Angela Mancuso. Day also played the continuing role of Dr. Holly Marten in the Syfy channel's original series, Eureka, appearing in 18 episodes during the last two seasons of the show. Day has also played the role of 'Gorgol' in the web series MyMusic directed by The Fine Brothers.

In February 2011, Day announced that she would be starring in a new web miniseries called Dragon Age: Redemption, based on the Dragon Age video game series developed by BioWare and aired on October 10, 2011. Day plays an elf named Tallis, and returns as the voice and likeness for the character in the Dragon Age II downloadable content Mark of the Assassin.

In April 2012, it was announced that Day would host the 2012 IndieCade Awards Ceremony on October 4, 2012. Also in April of that year, Day appeared on the YouTube show MyMusic as a Norwegian Black Metal singer named Gorgol. She guest starred in the second season of the Jane Espenson scripted web series, Husbands. In October 2012, she guest starred on The Game Station podcast and appeared in an episode of My Drunk Kitchen.

In 2014, Alderac Entertainment Group included a Felicia Day card in the storage case expansion, The Big Geeky Box for their card game Smash Up. In 2015, Plaid Hat Games released a Felicia Day character card for their board game Dead of Winter: A Cross Roads Game for Tabletop Day 2015. On August 4, 2015, Day guest starred on Episode 9 of the Dear Hank & John podcast. On October 1, 2016, Day provided a guest voice for the Welcome to Night Vale podcast as Zookeeper Joanna Rey.

In April 2017, she began appearing as Kinga Forrester in Mystery Science Theater 3000. In August 2017, Day appeared as a guest in the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode "The Perfect Pear", voicing Pear "Buttercup" Butter, the presumed-deceased mother of one of the show's main characters, Applejack. In the episode, she also performs a romantic ballad, titled "You're In My Head Like a Catchy Song".

From 2018 to 2019, Day appeared in the third season of the SyFy series The Magicians as Poppy Kline. Day organized and hosted a Twitch charity livestream on June 30, 2018, in aid of Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), a Texas nonprofit. The 12-hour livestream raised over $212,000.

In 2022, Day hosted The Official The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Podcast, and spent two months recording with the cast and crew while they were promoting the season around the world. She also interviewed cast members for a panel at New York Comic Con, which was recorded and released as a bonus episode of the podcast in November 2022. In 2024, she hosted the aftershow for the second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

In 2023, Day created and starred in the scripted fantasy podcast titled Third Eye produced by Audible. The show was number 3 on the list of top fiction audio shows in October 2023 and won an Earphones Award from AudioFile Magazine.

In 2024, Day was a guest star in the stage production of Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern which combines actual play, improv, and immersive theater at Stage 42 in New York City.

In 2026, Day will write The Lost Daughter of Sparta, her graphic novel retelling of the Greek myth of Philonoe.

Awards

In September 2008, TV Week included her in their list of Top 10 Web Video Creators.

During the inaugural Streamy Awards held in Los Angeles on March 28, 2009, Day received the award for the "Best Female Actor in a Comedy" for her work as protagonist Cyd Sherman in The Guild, and won the same award again in 2010.

She was also recognized for her work on Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog in 2009. Day was also nominated for the Best Guest Appearance Award for the 3rd Streamy Awards.

In June 2018, she won a Behind the Voice Actors Award in Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role for her role as Pear Butter in the episode "The Perfect Pear".

In 2023, Day was awarded the Inkpot Award during the annual San Diego Comic-Con.

YearAward ShowCategoryWorkResult
20091st Streamy AwardsBest Female Actor in a Comedy Web SeriesThe Guild
Best Ensemble Cast in a Web Series (shared with the rest of the cast)
Best Writing in a Comedy Web Series
20102nd Streamy AwardsBest Female Actor in a Comedy Web Series
Best Ensemble Cast in a Web Series (shared with the rest of the cast)
Best Writing in a Comedy Web Series
2012Inaugural IAWTV AwardsBest Writing (Comedy)
Best Female Performance (Comedy)
20132nd Annual IAWTV AwardsBest Writing (Non-Fiction)The Flog
3rd Streamy AwardsBest Writing – ComedyThe Guild
Best Guest AppearanceMyMusic
2017Behind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest RoleMy Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

Personal life

On January 3, 2017, Day announced on social media that she was pregnant and expecting a baby girl in a few weeks. She announced the birth of her daughter Calliope Maeve on January 30, 2017.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Strings
2003Delusional
BackslideMaddie
2004The Mortician's HobbyTiffany
Bring It On AgainPenelopeDirect-to-video
Final SaleFelicia
2005Short Story TimeFelicia
2006God's Waiting ListTrixie
2007Splitting HairsSugar Girl
2008Prairie FeverBlue
Dear MePipsy
2010Red: Werewolf HunterVirginia Sullivan
2011Rock JocksAlison
2014Lust for LoveMary
2017We Love You, Sally Carmichael!Sarah
2024Tim Travers & The Time Traveler's ParadoxDelilah

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Into the DarkMollyEpisode: "Pooka Lives"
2001EmerilCherieEpisode: "Whose Life Is It Anyway?"
2002Maybe It's MeCookieEpisode: "The Crazy-Girl Episode"
House BlendPamTelevision film
They Shoot Divas, Don't They?Call Girl
2003Buffy the Vampire SlayerVi8 episodes
For the PeopleNicoleEpisode: "Nexus"
UndeclaredSheilaEpisode: "God Visits"
2004Century CitySherylEpisode: "The Haunting"
Strong MedicineJesse's FriendEpisode: "Positive Results"
One on OneSarahEpisode: "We'll Take Manhattan"
JuneJune Marie JacobsTelevision film
2005Warm SpringsEloise Hutchinson
Mystery Woman: Vision of a MurderEmily
MonkHeidi GefskyEpisode: "Mr. Monk Gets Drunk"
2006WindfallDanielle2 episodes
Love, Inc.NatalieEpisode: "Hello, Larry"
2008HouseAppleEpisode: "Not Cancer"
2009RoommatesAlyssa3 episodes
My BoysHeatherEpisode: "Madder of Degrees"
DollhouseMag2 episodes
Lie to MeMs. AngelaEpisode: "Tractor Man"
Three RiversJeniEpisode: "A Roll of the Dice"
2010–2013Generator RexAnnie (voice)3 episodes
2011–2012EurekaDr. Holly Marten18 episodes
2012Fish HooksAngela (voice)4 episodes
Dan Vs.The Boss (voice)Episode: "Dan vs. The Boss"
2012–2014The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying OrangeGinger/Peach (voice)29 episodes
2012–2020SupernaturalCharlie Bradbury/Celeste Middleton11 episodes
2016We Bare BearsKarla (voice)Episode: "The Island"
The LibrariansCharlotteEpisode: "And the Tears of a Clown"
2017Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!Violet Oberon (voice)Episode: "Vote Velma"
My Little Pony: Friendship Is MagicPear Butter (voice)Episode: "The Perfect Pear"
Danger & EggsFrancesca (voice)Episode: "Check Mates/Pirate Gorgeous"
2017–2018Adventure TimeBetty Grof (voice)8 episodes
Stretch Armstrong and the Flex FightersErika Violette (voice), additional voices14 episodes
2017–2022Mystery Science Theater 3000Kinga Forrester33 episodes
2017–2018Skylanders AcademyCynder (voice)
2018Miles from TomorrowlandGrendel / Hemeran (voice)Episode: "Grendel's Moving Castle"
Robot ChickenLivewire/Jessica Rabbit (voice)Episode: "Never Forget"
2018–2019The MagiciansPoppy Kline4 episodes
2019, 2023The RookieDr. Morgan2 episodes
Glitch TechsSimi / Emma (voice)3 episodes
Spider-ManMary Jane Watson (voice)3 episodes
2021The Owl HouseBria (voice)Episode: "Through the Looking Glass Ruins"
2022The Legend of Vox MachinaCaptain of Emon, Bandit #2 (voice)
Monster HighGhoulia Yelps (voice)

Web series and podcasts

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012MyMusicGorgolEpisode: "INVISIBLE"
YouTube Internet series
2007–2013The GuildCyd Sherman/CodexCreator
2008Retarded Policeman #7.5: FishHerself
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along BlogPenny
2008–2010The Legend of NeilFairy5 episodes
2009IRrelevant AstronomyFelicia DayEpisode: "Behind the Scenes: When Galaxies Collide"
2010A Comicbook OrangeHerselfEpisode: "Felicia Day & Viking"
The Webventures of Justin and Alden2 episodes
2011Dragon Age: RedemptionTallisWriter & co-producer
The Big ChewMarjorieYouTube production
HusbandsSexy Pizza GirlWeb series
YOMYOMFHerselfEpisode: "KevJumba Takes the SAT w/ Felicia Day"
YouTube Internet series
The Game Station PodcastEpisode: "Episode 27"
YouTube Internet series
Rewind YouTube Style 2012Carly Rae JepsenSingle video
2012–2014My Gimpy LifeFelicia2 episodes
YouTube Internet series
2012–2017TabletopHerself10 episodes
2012–2018The FlogWeekly vlog on Geek & Sundry
Vaginal FantasyMonthly hangout on Geek & Sundry
2013Felicia's ArkWeekly series running from April 1 to May 13.
YouTube Internet series
Co-OptitudeYouTube Internet series
Spellslingers2 episodes
YouTube Internet series
Outlands84YouTube Internet series
2015Critical Role (campaign 1)LyraEpisodes: "Trial of the Take: Part 1 & 2"
Rooster Teeth Podcast#337YouTube Web series
2015–2017Con ManKarenWebseries, 5 episodes
2016–2022Hello from the Magic TavernJyn'Leeviyah the RedImprovised fiction podcast, 6 episodes
2017The Game AwardsHerselfPresenter; industry icon
2019Good Mythical MorningHerselfAlien Food Taste Test
2022Headless: A Sleepy Hollow StoryHenrietta Hudson2 episodes
The Official The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power PodcastHerselfPodcast, 9 episodes
2023Third EyeLaurel PettigrewScripted fantasy comedy podcast, written by Day
2024Rhett & Link's WonderholeDraven the TechnonautVoice, episode: "We Opened A 200 Year Old Time Capsule"
2025Lost Odyssey: GodfallSylphPresented by Geek & Sundry, Demiplane and Lost Odyssey Events; charity special to support Extra Life.

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Rock of the DeadMary Beth
Fallout: New VegasVeronica Santangelo
2011Dragon Age II: Mark of the AssassinTallis
2012Guild Wars 2Zojja
2014Family Guy: The Quest for StuffHerself
2015Guild Wars 2: Heart of ThornsZojja
2018Monster PromViolet
2020The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of ChaosThe Wizardress
2023Stray Gods: The Roleplaying MusicalAthena
2025Date Everything!Skylar Specs

Audio books

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2020The World of Critical RoleNarrator

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenue
2024Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided TavernMageStage 42

Other works

Books

Day is the author of the memoir You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost), Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity, as well as numerous works relating to The Guild web series.

Day's graphic novel The Lost Daughter of Sparta is scheduled to be released in March 2026.

Music

Day created a few singles:


References


External links


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